The death toll in the Bahamas due to the passage of Dorian increases to 43

Prime Minister Hubert Minnis said Friday night that there were 35 dead on Abaco Island and eight more in Grand Bahama. "There are many missing and the death toll is expected to increase significantly," he said. "This is one of the harsh realities we face in these times of darkness."

For his part, the Minister of Security, Marvin Dames, explained that the authorities were struggling to reach everywhere but added the equipment could not break through the felled trees and other debris because there could be bodies that have not yet been recovered.
"We had been through this before, but not with this level of devastation," said Dames. "These are very serious and delicate moments."
Although he said he understood the complaints of those who demand help after Dorian razed their lives, the official asked for patience towards the authorities' efforts to obtain humanitarian aid.
"Nothing is going to happen overnight. The instinctive reaction is always 'Bring it all at once', but you can only move a certain amount of things at a time," he added.
The search for victims and survivors of the hurricane continued five days after Dorian shook Bahamas with winds of 295 kilometers per hour (185 mph) that devastated countless homes.

Several countries, organizations and companies – including the United Nations, the United States government, the Navy of Great Britain, American Airlines and Royal Caribbean – mobilized to send food, water, generators, tarpaulins, diapers, flashlights and other support provisions.
According to Dames, the runway at the Grand Bahama Island airport was already clean and ready to receive flights. The authorities announced the reopening of all ports on both that island and the Abaco island, the most affected by the category 5 meteor.

Hundreds of desperate residents waited Friday at the port of Great Abaco in the hope of being able to leave the island amidst signs of growing frustration at the pace at which aid operations are progressing.
"This is chaos," said Gee Rolle, a mason who, along with his wife, was waiting for a boat to go to the capital, Nassau. "The government is doing everything possible, but at the same time I think they are not doing enough to Evacuate people. This is not habitable for anyone. Only animals can live here. ”
Some of those who lined up on Friday behind a yellow canvas tape had arrived at 01:00 in the morning.
"Soon it will be crazy," said Serge Simon, 39, an ice truck driver, while waiting with his wife and two children, 5 months and 4 years. “There is no food, there is no water. People will start to get sick. ”